About African Lion

African Lion 25 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, annual exercise, hosted across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. This joint, all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise includes more than 10,000 participants from more than twenty nations, including contingents from NATO. African Lion aims to strengthen interoperability among participants and build readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world.

The exercise will include a command post exercise, field training exercises, a live-fire demonstration, and humanitarian civic assistance program events. Additionally, humanitarian civic assistance missions will feature a combination of medical, dental and veterinary assistance and exchanges across Morocco, Ghana and Senegal. 

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Video by Airman 1st Class Kristen Coager
MC-130E Combat Talon Retirement
27th Special Operations Wing
July 2, 2012 | 1:12
MC-130E Combat Talon, tail number 64-0523 was officially retired at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. This aircraft led the way in the Son Tay raid in Vietnam, 1970. The pilot during the Son Tay raid, Lt. Col (Ret.) Irl Franklin, was the guest of honor at the retirement. Available in high definition.
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